For years, astronomers have been searching for a mysterious ninth planet lurking in the dark outer reaches of our solar ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have peered deep into one of the Milky Way's most radiation-intense ...

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This ...

In just 15 years' time, the European Space Agency hopes humans will live in huge 'space oases' on Mars - luxury indoor ...

In the latest shutdown, the cosmic ray subsystem experiment on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s low-energy charged particle instruments were taken offline in March. One especially power-hungry instrument – ...

A space physicist has suggested that a reversal of the Earth’s magnetic poles may have wiped out the Neanderthals.

NASA launched two 12-inch gold-plated copper disks filled with the sounds of children's laughter, heartbeats, and bird calls.

While some people find it hard enough to keep their garden alive at home, an Australian team plans to send plants to the moon ...

A solar-powered water-lift system is now supporting cheetah cubs born this year. With June temperatures nearing 48°C, ...

It’s raw, it’s wry, and it’s surprisingly human—a glimpse into what happens when two brilliant minds forget the audience is ...

To reach Earth’s closest star system, Alpha Centauri, scientists are building a laser-powered spacecraft. To pull off ...